Posts by Poppy Clancey

A well-designed pantry can make a kitchen considerably more functional, but not every pantry serves the same purpose. While traditional walk-in pantries primarily provide space for storing food and household supplies, butler’s pantries can extend the kitchen’s functionality by creating a separate area for food preparation, appliance storage, and entertaining. For homeowners planning a kitchen…

When planning a kitchen remodel, homeowners naturally spend considerable time choosing cabinets, countertops, appliances, and finishes. The range hood often receives less attention, even though it plays an important role in how comfortable the kitchen is to use. A properly selected kitchen range hood helps remove cooking odors, airborne grease, steam, smoke, and other pollutants…

A larger pantry does not automatically mean better kitchen storage. In fact, a smaller pantry that has been carefully designed around what a household actually stores can sometimes be more useful than a large walk-in pantry filled with deep shelves and hard-to-reach corners. Good kitchen pantry design is really about access. Food, small appliances, bulk…

Kitchen flooring has to do more than look good. Think about what happens across a kitchen floor during an average week. Water splashes around the sink. Chairs slide back and forth. Heavy cookware gets dropped. Pets run through the room. Groceries come through the door. Food spills. Appliances occasionally leak. And in many homes, the…

The modern kitchen has a countertop problem. Coffee makers, blenders, toasters, air fryers, mixers, and other small appliances make everyday life easier, but finding a permanent home for all of them can leave even a newly remodeled kitchen feeling cluttered. A kitchen appliance garage offers another solution. Instead of storing frequently used appliances in a…